The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
23
All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
2
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
46
To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
308
Attics were invented in Attica.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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